Your socials are full of tips, tricks, and hacks for achieving health and wellness, but with so many self-proclaimed experts out there it can be really difficult to understand what’s effective and how to formulate a plan you can stick to. Improving yourself is a holistic endeavor, so you need a strategy that supports your overall wellbeing versus piecemeal pointers.
This is why the U.S. Army officially launched its Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) system in 2020. Composed of five readiness domains—physical, nutritional, sleep, mental, and spiritual—and implemented in more than 50 (and counting) brigades across the force, it has become the standard for developing well-rounded, well-adjusted, well-equipped soldiers.
"H2F is about looking at the whole soldier, not just the physical aspect. It's a comprehensive approach to readiness," says Capt. Emily Rice of the 81st Readiness Division at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. "We're shifting the culture from just passing the Army Fitness Test (AFT) test to truly taking care of soldiers in all aspects of their health and performance."
